Technabob » hal 9000 http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Geek Stuff Sun, 27 May 2012 20:00:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Hal 9000 Decal: Turn Your Macbook Into a Murderous Machine http://technabob.com/blog/2010/10/08/hal-9000-macbook-decal/ http://technabob.com/blog/2010/10/08/hal-9000-macbook-decal/#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2010 21:56:35 +0000 Range http://technabob.com/blog/?p=40708 2001: Space Odyssey…, but]]> MacBooks already have a distinctive Apple logo, but some smart people are doing some really great decals that will make you pause and wonder if you should finally give them a go. The HAL 9000 decal is pretty amazing. It not just reminds me of 2001: Space Odyssey, but also of the Cylons from Battlestar Galactica.

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This great decal will change the color of your Apple logo to a nice evil red. It’s available for $15 from Expendable Decals. What do you guys think? Cylons or HAL?

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]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2010/10/08/hal-9000-macbook-decal/feed/ 0 Lacie 5big Network Drive Looks Like Hal 9000′S Brother http://technabob.com/blog/2008/10/12/lacie-5-network-drive-hal-9000/ http://technabob.com/blog/2008/10/12/lacie-5-network-drive-hal-9000/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:00:37 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=4773 2001: A Space Odyssey…. The new LaCie 5big Network storage array is designed for small]]> Designer Neil Poulton got the inspiration for the domed glowing light on the outside of his latest hard drive design from the red light on the face of HAL 9000, the infamous computer from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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The new LaCie 5big Network storage array is designed for small and medium workgroups looking for a ton of storage at a reasonable price. Heck, I bet it has WAY more memory than HAL 9000 had. The 5big sports five hot-swappable Serial ATA drive bays which can accomodate as much as 7.5 terabytes of disk.

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The drives can be configured in a number of array modes, including RAID 5, RAID 5+Spare, RAID 6, RAID 10 and RAID 0. The 5big can be attached to your network via a zippy Gigabit Ethernet port, and additional external drives can be connected via USB 2.0 or SATA ports.

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The array also offers built-in Active Directory support, so you can easily add it as a Windows file server for your office. And if you’re not a Windows fan It’ll work with Mac and Linux systems too.

The 5big comes in three sizes: 2.5TB ($899), 5.0TB ($1399), and 7.5TB ($1899), and can be found over on the LaCie website.

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